The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-09

n Uonnuence IN the gong taps, but rely upol
me revolution Of the repeater in the bal
j. lery.room, crude and uncertain wav d
receive alarms. Our system includes req
istefs, which record on paper the alarm
p Indicators, which give to the eve the plaiI
number OF the box pulled. Administrator
showing over which circuit alarm Gomez
III heoPeatetss, etc, all arranged for tn,
same OBJECT; that Is, TO show accuratclyanc
quickly the alarm box pulled ANY
ciosSes, grounds or Breaks in yonr
wires, very liable to occur on account OF
peIe non VIII You use, and method OF
wiring, Will disable and render useless that
Part oi your system until repaired II is
iact ulht you have no quick and practi-
CHI way To remedy such accidents The
whole city of Memphis is covered by two
circuits. A break, cross or gronnd an
either one would leave half of your citv
unprotected. These contingencies are MI
provided for in our complete system. We
would not put up less than eight or ten
circuits, and would suggest your having
~ least sixty or seventy boxes, YouT
city, covering an area OF seven sonare
mics ana having a population of "a. 900
mas Two circuits, and only thirty.four
DoNss' The city OF Louisville, covering
ah area oi ten square miles, and having
put twice your population, has nine
! heh circuits aud over 800 signal boxes.
Deihg ABOUT ten times thu number ofyours
lou nave no practical way OF testing your
poNes, 10 ma whether or not they will
give an alarm correctly; more luck than
ANYTHING elise that they come in at all.
WIN our boxes aud System the boxes
can ne accurately tested nj any time with.
out the danger OF calling out department
or by llneman leaving the box and tele.
phonlng, rs is NOW done here. By your
telephone system SOU cannot promntlv
give the location Of the fire 10 all the ON.
gine.houscs, nor can the number of the
DoN he given only by turninp In the boy
ITSELF This is an impractical arrangement
causing delay 70 the frcmen and clrcuitons
runs by the engines. In your system.
Whlis The engines arc at the fire. sbould
another occur, there in no prompt method |
OF communicating with the department |
'hc telephone or messenger being your |
means OF information. You have no /
means OF informing the citizens OF the |
existence on location OF the fire. You
nave no way OF promptly recalling the dc.
paftmcnt, which pay have responded 10
an accidental or false alarm. You have no
method OF preventing false alarms or detect.
ing those who gave them. All of these
CONDITIONS simply mean that your present
system n incomplete, slow and unreliable.
" hl'ahs loss OF property 10 owners and
.cuu'c, OF no dividends among insurance
1'nll'anics' The insurance people and
property holders certainly should ask for n
better system, aud we believe that con
'erted action only is necessary for lis AZ.
we will provide FOR every contipc,nc,
hat we have criticised, and now nsk III
our honorable body acarcful consideration
our claims for your patronage. We arr !
nNious 10 serve the city OF Mcmpbi. In \
lls matter NJ this time. and will OTHER Won y
iducemenis superior 10 any one else. We y
III give you our best system, compleie I'm !
etll and construction, aud will make :
nrim allowance on all or any boxes or an. y
tilus 81 your pr sent system that We H..
ace and viii deal with YOU upon the VI
oft liberal terms. No city OF this Size
~ ahord 10 have any but the best Gre -,
arm system anu u, after thorough cx. -
nllauun' We can o!itr You q better sery.
Tor lees money than any other. then ~
2 AK you to award 10 Ne the contract 49,
pom business principles. Awaiting a de. -
son. We are, youn ~
'JouV II. SrrclrrE.
"Prcsi. Gaynor Electric Company"
The matter WIS rcfrurd 10 the board To-
ponce AMI IRE commissioners.
RAILROAD EXTENSION. On
4 drlii OF the agreement between the
king District and the Miais.ippi n
innesacc milrnad company ior extension ro
ils tracks into Broadway street was p,.
ucd. II went back 10 the committee
one consisting Ut President Haddcn. Of,
TELrruOyE WIRES. M,
President llallon called aitcnilon Z, M.
y "wiully deficient telephone service yo
.,,t nightlall, canscd by crossing electric lty
'hi wins. ~ the latter came in last the sci
mplny should mot icaIlowo,lto interior, uci
va the telephone company. The ligb, TIA
mpany should be made lo run a return. Ella
why back 10 the battery or discontinue. dcl
rr.oluiion 90 this effect was Introduced tip
NJ MADDEN and adopted. the p,1uirc. On
'nis 10 be complied With within linv onI
~. ''' an.
lhcc being no further business tbc oxt
uncIl adjourned. rio
Inr worst feature about cilarrh /. n. ~,
nEvfous tendency 10 consumpilon ~,
'od's rarslparilla cups caiauh by pud. a..
ny tlic blood. W.